The incredible performances alone demand that you make time for this film.

Director Tom Hooper gets everything right. The problem is that his Einar/Lili is etched in the same perfect strokes. You are impressed, you are not moved.

You wish the film was less conventional in its approach, but it delivers so much that you can barely complain. In keeping with the film’s Casablanca line, the last word here has to be – “I’ve only really liked a handful of characters in my life, and this movie has two of them.”

Watch this one solely for Eddie. The story is a warm, beautiful one, but not as engaging as Eddie’s performance.

The Danish Girl is a film that needs to be watched. If not for anything else, to understand the complexity of the human mind and the struggles that dot a trangender’s survival.

a splendid example of cinematic art that could well stand the test of time and become revered as a modern day classic. You just can’t afford to miss this one!

Some films successfully defy categorization. The King’s Speech (2010) director Tim Hopper’s The Danish Girl is such one. It is more than the Danish artist Einar Wegener’s biopic, or his gradual transformation to the girl inside her – Lili Elbe. It is not a love story, between the couple – Einar and Gerda Wegener, although a striking love story is embedded in the narrative. It is more than a simple story on sexuality too.

…what’s sad is that the film won’t challenge the audience one bit. And just might send those insensitive to gender issues straight to sleep.